Dusun people
Dusun Tindal of Kota Belud | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
|---|---|
| Malaysia | |
| Languages | |
| Dusun, Sabah Malay, Standard Malay and English | |
| Religion | |
| Christianity (Majority), Islam, Momolianism | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Sino-Dusun, Dusun people (Brunei), Orang Sungai, Ida'an, Bisaya, Murut, Idaanic people, Lun Bawang/Lundayeh other Austronesian peoples |
Dusun is the collective name of an indigenous ethnic group to the Malaysian state of Sabah of North Borneo. Collectively, they form the largest ethnic group in Sabah. The Dusun people have been internationally recognised as indigenous to Borneo since 2004 as per the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Other similarly named, but unrelated groups are also found in Brunei and Central Kalimantan, Indonesia. The Dusun in Brunei have distinct traditional beliefs and customs compared to those in Sabah. Bruneian Dusuns share a common origin, language and identity with the Bisaya people of Brunei, northern Sarawak and southwestern Sabah. Despite these differences, both groups are part of the broader Dusunic language family. In Indonesia, the Barito Dusun groups, located throughout the Barito River system, are actually part of the Ot Danum Dayak people, rather than being related to the Dusun of North Borneo.